Chapter 29: The Treasure Hunt Begins
Shi Yuan was woken up by the fluffy cat rubbing against her. She rubbed Huan Ni's head and laughed, "What did Gu Linyuan give you that made you so eager?"
Shi Yuan made this as a joke, but Huan Ni actually took out a medal and proudly showed it to her: "You know, I've encountered quite a few monsters before."
Shi Yuan nodded, recalling Huan Ni's mention that some of the spirits were later suppressed, some were not incorporated, and some became the public property of the Seventh Division.
"My strength has been mostly gone, and I didn't dare to wander around before, for fear of being killed by the Seventh Division or some wild Taoist."
“But not anymore!” Huan Ni’s eyes narrowed with laughter. “With this medal, the employees of the Seventh Division will have to call me comrade when they’re out and about, and those scoundrels will be even less likely to offend me!”
"Shiyuan, I can go wherever I want from now on!"
Shi Yuan smiled and congratulated her: "Then congratulations!"
"Is there anywhere you'd like to go?" she asked as she got dressed.
Huan Ni shook her head: "I don't have a goal yet. I just feel that not wanting to go and not being able to go are two different things. I don't want to go anywhere right now, but I'm in an incredibly good mood!"
"Indeed, freedom is very important!" Shi Yuan sensed Huan Ni's happiness, thought for a moment, and asked it seriously, "Huan Ni, should we break the contract?"
Huan Ni stopped giggling and rolled her eyes at Shi Yuan: "Are you bound by me now?"
Shi Yuan shook her head. In some ways, she was much closer to Huan Ni than to Shi Ling.
Huan Ni accompanies her as she gradually reconciles with her post-apocalyptic self, slowly shedding the shadow of the apocalypse and starting a new life.
People who have survived the apocalypse often have some psychological issues, and Shi Yuan has faced such a tragic death herself; it would be impossible for her to have a completely sunny disposition.
Those sleepless nights, when she would wake up at the slightest sound, were spent with Huan Ni by her side, sometimes joking around, sometimes quietly keeping her company.
Therefore, if Huanni wants complete freedom, Shiyuan will definitely not hesitate.
But it was clear that Huan Ni really liked having a connection with Shi Yuan, so she said earnestly, "Stop thinking about unnecessary things!"
"If you have that time, go and help Shi Meili absorb the essence of the moon!"
Shi Yuan rolled her eyes at her; absorbing the essence of the moon had become the task that Shi Yuan hated most.
To put it simply, she and Shi Meili started and finished working on the roof at the same time. If Shi Meili absorbed ten parts of the essence of the moon, then Yuan absorbed only one tenth of that.
This beautiful contrast often makes Shi Yuan question the meaning of life.
Fortunately, she understood that people are imperfect, and she didn't force herself to absorb that damn moon essence!
Shi Yuan extended her left hand, and Shi Meili and Shi Qingtian automatically wrapped their wrists around hers. She then swayed her shoulder toward Huan Ni, who stood on it with a haughty expression.
Shi Ming woke up as he passed through the main room.
Ever since Wu Guanhai arrived in Qingzhen, Shi Ming has been keeping watch over the night. He originally wanted to sleep in the courtyard, but Shi Ling disagreed and laid out a thin mattress for him in the main room.
"Going out?" Shi Ming asked in a low voice, his attitude natural.
Shi Yuan nodded: "The Seventh Division has a mission, so don't wait for me to eat tomorrow."
"I'm leaving the family in your care."
"What are you talking about? This is my home too," Shi Ming replied with a smile.
"Yes." Shi Yuan nodded. "Then I'm leaving. You can continue sleeping."
Shi Ming didn't ask any more questions. After watching Shi Yuan leave, he looked around the courtyard before going back to lie down.
The mountain wind was particularly strong tonight. When Shi Yuan arrived at the valley, Gu Linyuan was already waiting there with his men.
Fengcheng didn't come.
Huan Ni had complained about this before; according to her, there was no need for so many people to come to the Blue Army's treasure.
Any random person, whether it's Shi Meili, Qingtian, or Fengcheng, could easily use some tricks to put the treasure directly onto a large truck—how effortless!
However, Gu Linyuan insisted that no one from the Seventh Division, except for himself and Shi Yuan, was allowed to interfere with the treasure-hunting matter.
He absolutely had to be there, since no one could be sure if there were any other demonic plants or intelligent beasts on the mountain.
In addition, his presence would make it much easier for soldiers to enter and exit the valley.
Besides being there to keep order, the most important reason for Shi Yuan's presence was that Shi Meili was only willing to reveal the exact location of the treasure to Shi Yuan at the last moment.
"Alright, hurry up and say it, everyone's waiting."
From the perspective of the soldiers, Shi Yuan gently touched the overly bright and colorful bracelet on her wrist and whispered something.
Then, the bracelet transformed into a vine covered in flowers of various colors, slowly climbing up to Shi Yuan's shoulder and swaying softly near her ear.
Shi Yuan curved her lips into a smile and said two words. They deduced those two words with the rigor of soldiers: "naughty"!
Oh, so Shi Yuan was talking about that naughty vine!
That's quite mischievous; whose vines climb all over people like snakes?
They were all rigorously trained and had heard about the various supernatural events at the Seventh Division. Therefore, they did not find it unacceptable or frightening to see a beautiful woman, as pretty as a flower fairy, communicating with vibrant vines under the pale moonlight.
They are all soldiers with an iron will!
Shi Yuan smiled somewhat helplessly at the god-like Director Gu, and then said, "Let's go into the valley first."
Gu Linyuan nodded, and with a wave of his hand, a large number of peach leaves appeared, surrounding the soldiers.
The soldiers instinctively went on alert, and the next moment they found themselves flying.
Great, they're starting to think about how to write the report after the mission is over!
Shi Yuan felt a tightness around her waist as Shi Meili pulled her up into the valley.
Shi Meili reluctantly pointed out a few directions, and the soldiers began to dig.
Autumn had arrived, and the mountain breeze was cool at night. The soldiers were working hard, but Shi Yuan and Gu Linyuan didn't participate; they just stood by and watched.
Huan Ni, who was on lookout in the sky, suddenly flew back: "Something's not right," she said. "It's too quiet!"
As we all know, the quietness of the mountains and forests is relative; at any time, the mountains and forests are never without the sounds of birdsong and the rustling of animals.
If a mountain no longer has this kind of sound, then there is a big problem.
"Shi Meili, are there any other strange demons on this mountain besides you and Shi Qingtian?" Huan Ni asked.
"That's all, right?" Shi Meili asked uncertainly. "If it were, how could I have dominated the mountain for so many years?"
Huan Ni nodded. Theoretically, that's how it should be. Powerful demons wouldn't allow other demons to occupy their mountain.
Aside from Shi Qingtian, who is a true Buddha, and Shi Meili happened to have been with him since before he gained any spiritual awareness, so she did not reject him.
"I'll have Linfeng go with you to take a look." As soon as Gu Linyuan finished speaking, Gu Linfeng flew onto Huanni's head and coiled into a flower crown.
Soldiers are disciplined and can concentrate fully on their missions, but what happened today was just too explosive!
They couldn't help but glance a few more times at where Gu Linyuan and Shi Yuan were, and then they regretted it, making the report even harder to write!
Of course, at the same time, they also broadened their horizons. Even though they knew that there were species in this world that were completely different from them, they rarely had the opportunity to see them with their own eyes.
Shi Yuan frowned as she looked at the grass in the valley, sensing that something was amiss.
"The grass is moving!" she shouted immediately, but it was too late!
As soon as she finished speaking, the grass began to sway wildly like ocean waves, and soldiers were overturned and thrown into the air.
Gu Linyuan pointed, and peach leaves wove into a net, catching the soldiers and preventing them from falling to the ground and getting hurt.
Shi Yuan had already formed two rune arrays in his left and right hands, looking at the grass with a wary expression.
Shi Meili was furious. What kind of monster was causing trouble on her turf? Wasn't this a disgrace?
She stood on Shi Yuan's shoulder and extended a vine. The vine began to grow larger and thicker from the very first second it left Shi Yuan, and after a few breaths, it was as big as a bucket.
"Boom!" A branch slammed onto the grass, and Shi Meili shouted, "What is that? Get out here for me!"
The ground in the valley cracked open, revealing deep trenches, from which dark shadows slowly rose.
The soldiers hanging on the mountainside: ...!
Immediately afterwards, the dark figure used its arms to propel itself out of the ditch.
It was a dark, gigantic figure.
Shi Yuan looked up and saw that the giant had no facial features and was made entirely of black rock.
Although it was a bit out of place, she had to sincerely praise it: the mountains of Qinglin Bay were truly blessed with natural beauty!
Huan Ni flew back and said to Shi Yuan, "This is a mountain spirit. It hasn't cultivated to its full potential yet. Back in our day, a mountain spirit that had reached a certain level could be made a mountain god."
"This is quite something," Shi Yuan thought to herself. "The first monster I'm going to input has arrived!"
"Is it easy to fight?" Shi Yuan asked in a low voice.
Huan Ni shook her head: "It's not easy to fight, it's too tough." Then she added, "Just destroy its stone core."
Okay, let's get started.
Just as Huan Ni said, the mountain spirits are very difficult to fight. Their impenetrable defenses are not just empty words. Especially Shi Yuan, whose talisman array does little damage to the mountain spirits, but it draws a lot of aggro.
Sure enough, the mountain spirit suddenly broke free from Peach Leaf and stomped on Shi Yuan with a foot as big as a car. If Shi Yuan were to be stomped on, he would have no choice but to be reincarnated.
Gu Linyuan immediately waved his hand, and the peach leaf transformed into a long rope that wrapped around Shi Yuan's waist. With a strong pull, he prepared to drag Shi Yuan out of the mountain spirit's attack range.
But the soil beneath Shi Yuan's feet suddenly caved in, and once Shi Yuan's feet sank in, it immediately turned into hard stone, trapping Shi Yuan in place.
Seeing that Shi Yuan was about to be trampled by the mountain spirit, Shi Meili and Shi Qingtian transformed into their true forms without hesitation and stood in front of Shi Yuan.
"Bang!" The violent collision shook the entire valley.
Wu Guanhai and his group almost lost their footing when they arrived at the foot of the mountain.
"Did someone use a bomb?" Wu Xingzhou said. "Oh no, Second Uncle, could it be that someone beat us to it!"
"Up the mountain!" Wu Guanhai said succinctly, his face grim as he led the group up the mountain quickly.
People who had fallen asleep in Qinglin Bay were startled awake, but after waiting for a while and seeing no other noise, they lay back down.
At this moment, the mountain spirit was tightly entangled by Shi Meili's vines. Shi Qingtian transformed into a towering tree and took root in the ground, giving Shi Meili leverage to pull the mountain spirit away from Shi Yuan.
Shi Yuan used a talisman to blast away the stone trapping her at the feet. Taking advantage of the mountain spirit being entangled by Shi Meili, she shouted to Shi Meili, "Meili, pull me up!"
Without hesitation, Shi Meili wrapped her tendrils around Shi Yuan's waist and led her to the mountain spirit's vital point.
Shi Yuan's fingers flew, and one talisman after another stood in mid-air around her, forming talisman arrays.
As if sensing something, the mountain spirit struggled violently, and the vines binding it began to break. Shi Meili cried out in pain, but only made the mountain spirit bind her even tighter.
The next second, Peach Leaf flew over and helped Shi Meili control the mountain spirit.
The talisman array was complete. Shi Yuan then drew a wisp of moon-white light from his forehead and introduced it into the talisman array. Finally, with a flick of his wrist, the talisman array disappeared into the mountain spirit's chest.
A muffled sound came from the mountain spirit's body, and it began to convulse violently. Gradually, the mountain spirit became still.
Shi Yuan, not daring to be presumptuous, asked Huan Ni, "How is it? Is the mountain spirit dead?"
Huan Ni shook her head: "Mountain spirits will not die."
Shi Yuan's heart tightened, and he subconsciously tried to condense a talisman array again.
"However, this mountain spirit's stone heart is broken, and for a short time it will be just an ordinary stone."
Shi Yuan: "...Next time you speak, don't gasp for breath! Promise me! Okay!"
Because the mountain spirit came out from underground, it was as if it had turned the valley upside down.
So when the soldiers, with their strong will and down-to-earth approach, began to dig for the treasure again, they found that the ground was as easy to dig as flour without water.
Afterwards, Gu Linyuan led two randomly selected soldiers to transport the treasure down the mountain in trips using the Peach Leaf Net.
Wu Guanhai looked up again at the large black dot that was quickly passing by the moon, his eyes full of doubt. He quickly counted on his fingertips, but could not calculate anything.
Looking at Qi Zhang, who had come forward to identify himself, he frowned and asked, "Captain Qi, are you sure that ordinary people can't get into the place where the treasure is hidden?"
Qi Zhang nodded: "I'm sure."
After discovering that the Blue Army had left treasure in the country, he was given a secret mission to find the whereabouts of this treasure.
For more than 20 years, he was seconded from the northern city to local areas, and in a short period of time, he worked in every police station in the small southern town.
Later, by chance, he discovered that a female spy had several coded telegrams about the whereabouts of the treasure.
He wanted those coded telegrams, and the other party wanted an identity that could withstand scrutiny. After reporting this, he registered his marriage with the female agent.
After years of busy investigation, they finally determined that the treasure's last known location was in Qingzhen.
Unfortunately, the female spy destroyed several coded telegrams when she died, and he investigated in Qingzhen for many years without any results.
No one could have imagined that Sun Guangyao's disappearance would become the key to his finding the Blue Army treasure.
Do you remember that giant footprint?
He was the first to go to the site to investigate. In addition to the footprints, there was also a very thin fragment of enamelware with soil and inlaid gold wire.
By analyzing the soil and separating the plant debris, he found the seeds of a plant unique to Qinglin Bay in the soil.
Unfortunately, he searched all over the mountains of Qinglin Bay for that plant, but he couldn't find the treasure. He knew he needed manpower, so he reported that the treasure was in Qingzhen.
He never expected that the person who came would be Wu Guanhai, who was famous in Beicheng back then.
It turns out they belong to the same camp.
"I'm pretty sure ordinary people can't get into the treasure trove, because there's a terrifying being guarding it." Such large footprints are definitely not from an ordinary species.
Qi Zhang added, "We'll have to rely on Commander Wu to pinpoint the exact location of the treasure."
Wu Guanhai paused in his steps: "The terrifying existence you're talking about?"
"Commander Wu, just focus on finding the treasure's location." From discovering the large footprints to confirming the treasure's location in Qinglin Bay to the subsequent reporting, he and his direct superiors made a lot of efforts.
He applied to the Seventh Division and borrowed several protective treasures. His direct superior then used personal connections to invite several experts from the Seventh Division to assist him.
Don't be fooled by the fact that their team consists of people of all ages; their strength should not be underestimated.
Once he found the treasure, he planned to retire and find the child, arrange his life accordingly, and fulfill his responsibility as a father.
Gu Linyuan spent the whole night transporting the treasure back and forth. By the time he finished the last trip at the break of dawn, even someone as powerful as him was somewhat exhausted.
Shi Yuan looked at the dark circles under Gu Linyuan's eyes on his jade-like face and couldn't help but laugh.
Gu Linyuan sighed helplessly, "Stop laughing, how about we go on a business trip?"
How are the subsidies calculated?
"It involves a certain degree of danger, but we will provide a quarter's salary as a subsidy, plus a bonus of one thousand yuan."
A thousand dollars might not be much in later generations, but it was a huge sum of money in this era, and Shi Yuan agreed without hesitation.
It's just escorting a truck to Beicheng, right? Consider it a paid vacation. As for danger? Ha! Anyone who dares to interfere with her making money, she'll make them regret it! Her vines are damaged, affecting her appearance, and she's already seething with anger!
"I'll go home first and tell my mom."
"Do me a favor first, get these soldiers out of the valley." Gu Linyuan smiled wryly, "I need to take a break."
"Okay!" Shi Yuan agreed without hesitation. Shi Meili was willing to do this!
She stretched out more than a dozen vines and wrapped them around the soldiers' waists. To be absolutely sure, she wrapped them around their chests and abdomens several more times, and slowly carried the soldiers out of the valley.
"Let's go too!" Shi Yuan said. Shi Meili wrapped her arms around her waist. Perhaps because Shi Yuan was lighter, Shi Meili only wrapped her arms around her once and safely escorted her out.
Gu Linyuan naturally came out on his own.
Mission accomplished, everyone was in high spirits, especially the soldiers. After experiencing a thrilling ordeal, they had entered a state of sage-like composure, fearless of any storm.
Although there are many hills in Qinglin Bay, the foot and middle of the hills are connected.
As luck would have it, the people who went up the mountain to search for treasure and the people who came down with the treasure met face to face.
Shi Yuan couldn't help but laugh. The feeling was like drinking an ice-cold cola on a sweltering summer day—it was simply awesome!
She watched as Wu Guanhai's expression shifted from hesitation to ashen, and she really wanted to suggest that he perform a face-changing act; it would surely be met with thunderous applause.
"Director Gu, what's going on here?" Wu Guanhai forced a smile and stepped forward to speak, then put on a kind expression to apologize, "Wu Yuan is young and may have some misunderstandings, please don't hold it against him."
"Commander Wu is joking. Shi Yuan is very outstanding. We were able to complete this mission thanks to her."
Shi Yuan nodded reservedly, not wanting to pretend, for fear of revealing her gloating on the spot. She had something else to say.
It was already broad daylight, and she could easily spot Qi Zhang, who also looked unwell, beside Wu Xingzhou.
So that "he" was him.
Shi Yuan casually looked away, offering no comment on Qi Zhang's actions.
As Shi Yuan brushed past Wu Guanhai, she whispered sarcastically, "Commander Wu doesn't look too good. You're getting old, so don't stay up so late. You're getting weak."
She then changed the subject, saying, "But you didn't know there's a legend about gold lying everywhere in Qinglin Bay, did you? Good luck!"
After Shi Yuan parted ways with Gu Linyuan and the soldiers, Huan Ni asked her, "Would Wu Guanhai believe in any legends about gold lying everywhere?"
Shi Yuan gave an irrelevant answer: "Go and see if he has sent his companions down the mountain first."
Upon hearing this, Huan Ni immediately flew up the mountain and returned shortly afterward: "How did you know he would send everyone away?"
Shi Yuan sneered: "His life was smooth sailing in the first half. Given his status, the fact that he was able to hold a position in the military and be highly valued must mean he is arrogant and self-willed."
“He probably thought that my criticism and hatred towards him meant that I still had some expectations of him as my father.”
“He might think that I helped another team build the Blue Team Treasure because I was trying to compete with him, but more than that, I wanted to prove my excellence to him and make him realize that abandoning me back then was a mistake.”
"So he will definitely believe what I say, because in his heart, I am actually a daughter who desperately needs her father's approval."
"A man who can cheat on his wife must be extremely selfish, and his arrogant nature would definitely not be able to tolerate missing out on the Blue Army's treasure."
"Or perhaps he made a pledge before heading south. After all, he was being reported by name and suspended from his post at the time. To be able to successfully reinstate himself and lead the treasure hunt according to the original plan must have come at a price."
She didn't know what the price would be, nor was she interested in knowing. All she needed to know was that Wu Guanhai couldn't let her trip be in vain.
As for why Wu Guanhai sent everyone away, it's easier to understand: either he wanted to claim all the credit, or he wanted to keep some of the gold for himself.
He'll definitely get to enjoy the golden opportunity that Shi Meili and Shi Qingtian have shared!
"It's a pity I won't be able to see it with my own eyes." She was about to escort the car north.
"Let's just forget about seeing it with our own eyes," Huan Ni said weakly. "The Demon Plant Yellowing, once you've seen it, you probably won't have an appetite anymore."
That's serious!
"Never mind then, I was planning to eat my way through every street and alley in the north of the city after I finished delivering the truck!"
"Going to Beicheng? That's too far," Shi Qingtian said lazily. "I don't really want to go."
"Then I won't go. You protect my mom for me."
“Okay!” Shi Qingtian readily agreed. He was a homebody and didn’t like to travel around, so staying behind in the rear was just right for him. “Don’t worry about leaving the family to me.”
"By the way, I can also keep an eye on Wu Guanhai's movements for you. I'll tell you when you come back from Beicheng."
Shi Yuan told Shi Ling about going north to earn extra money. Sometimes when Qingtian was home, she felt at ease.
On this trip north, Sheng Yunhua and Feng Cheng will also be escorting the vehicle. She checked all the ancient books in the seventh Qingzhen branch but found nothing, so she decided to go to the library of the North City headquarters to take a look.
In addition, there was news from the Reincarnation Platform that she would have fewer and fewer days to spend with her family. This time when she returned to Beicheng, she did not plan to leave. Fengcheng would naturally be at her disposal.
Shi Yuan didn't want to be a third wheel for Sheng Yunhua and Feng Cheng, so she rode in the same car as Gu Linyuan, lagging far behind in the convoy.
In fact, everyone knows that no one will come to rob the Blue Army's treasure. After all, it belongs to the entire Flower Kingdom. People will fight over this treasure because it represents merit and honor, as well as an implicit bias in resource allocation.
But with the treasure already discovered, even if there's a lot of resentment, no one will resort to underhanded tactics; no one would do something that harms the collective interest.
If they hadn't secretly left Qingzhen, those teams would probably have volunteered to escort the caravan and ensure the treasure could reach Beicheng smoothly.
Gu Linyuan personally escorted the carriage and even called Shi Yuan along, mainly to guard against the strange demons.
They don't care about overall interests or common development; if they want something, they'll take action.
"Are there many strange demons?" Shi Yuan asked.
Gu Linyuan shook his head: "Actually, there aren't many, but they are very lethal, so we have to be careful."
Shi Yuan touched Shi Meili, who had turned into a bracelet, and thought to herself: Indeed, the strange demons have no concept of right and wrong. If they take a fancy to these treasures, they will really just start to plunder them.
Fortunately, the journey was peaceful, and Shi Yuan successfully completed his mission. He then went with Gu Linyuan and the others to visit the headquarters of the Seventh Division in the North City.
Then everyone went about their own business. Of course, Shi Yuan didn't know what Gu Linyuan and the others were busy with; she was busy looking for delicious food everywhere.
This is where the advantages of having a capable and considerate friend become apparent.
Have you ever seen how people in later generations painstakingly research and plan their trips, their anticipation for unfamiliar places tinged with a touch of inexplicable apprehension?
These wishes will never come true!
Every morning as soon as she opens her eyes, Huan Ni and Shi Meili would chatter on and on about the day's plans, from the specific locations of the places they were going to, what they would eat and when, to the details of what to wear and whether there were any elderly women with red armbands catching people out of trouble. They were meticulous in every aspect.
Shi Yuan was so happy that he didn't want to leave, and he was determined to explore and eat his way through all the famous scenic spots and delicious food in the northern part of the city!
Of course, she didn't forget another important thing about her trip to Beicheng: finding Kang Mingfeng and the female lead.
She didn't know if it was meaningful for her to trace back to something that could never have happened again.
She just felt that Shi Ling and Shi Yuan in the story might need an explanation.
So she did it.
But there's no rush, let her shop and eat to her heart's content first!
She wasn't particularly ambitious. In the apocalypse, while others were fighting hard to build their own power and dream of dominating the world, what she wanted most was to sit in a corner of a bar with Ji Ying and enjoy a good drink after a day of killing zombies.
Of course, Ji Ying had no respect for the look of enjoyment people showed while drinking, saying that the wine here was no different from shit.
Back then, she even laughed at Ji Ying for being a sour grapes, saying she could only watch Ji Ying eat and drink and was therefore jealous.
Who would understand? She's just never seen anything good before!
This red wine steak at the Old Mo restaurant is absolutely amazing!
She saw the wide variety of goods at the Friendship Store and of course bought some things for herself, for Shi Ling, for Sheng Yunhua, and of course for her cheap brother Shi Ming. She also gave some small gifts to the aunt in Qinglin Bay who was on good terms with Shi Ling.
As Shi Yuan strolled leisurely out of the Friendship Store, laden with her spoils, she was gently bumped into.
This level of collision is normal when there are many people; it's so normal that I almost thought I was overthinking it.
But in fact, her wallet was stolen.
When Shi Yuan discovered this fact, she laughed out loud. It was true. From the moment she picked up the machete and smashed the first zombie, no one dared to take her things, and of course, no one dared to steal them either.
This was truly a novel experience, and Shi Yuan finally understood the true value of the phrase Ji Ying used to describe the domineering CEOs: "Woman, you have successfully caught my attention."
Just like now, the person who touched her wallet successfully caught her attention, and she turned and followed him.
Shi Yuan handed over all the spoils to Huan Ni when no one was paying attention. And let me tell you, having unlimited storage space when you're out and about is really convenient.
Huan Ni rolled her eyes as she put the messy things into her storage space. She lowered her voice and gritted her teeth, saying, "My storage space has never contained any mortal items before!"
Shi Yuan offered a half-hearted consolation: "Then just pretend more often, you'll get used to it."
Huan Ni: ...You win!
At this moment, the thief, with a smug smile on his face, tossed the wallet in his hand and said, "A country bumpkin from the countryside, but he's quite rich. I got a good deal!" His tone was dismissive.
“That’s not cheap.” Shi Yuan slowly walked out from around the corner and said to the thief with a smile, “My mom sewed this wallet for me. It’s full of love for me, so it’s not cheap.”
The thief took off running. Did Shi Yuan want to let her get away?
She can chase down and chop down zombies that have been purified to gain speed powers!
She grabbed the thief's arm: "Shall we go to the police station?"
There was little fear or apprehension in the thief's eyes, but more disdain for Shi Yuan: "Fine, I'll go!"
"I told the police that I just found your wallet and didn't return it in time. Do you think the police officers believe me or you, this country bumpkin!"
"Alright, let's go." Shi Yuan wasn't annoyed. She wasn't some ordinary country bumpkin; she had the Seventh Division behind her, a very powerful backer.
Shi Yuan's attitude made the thief hesitate. She used this trick to make many victims admit defeat, and after getting their lost items back, they would just grumble a bit and that would be the end of it. But she didn't expect to run into someone who was serious, and for a moment she was in a bit of a dilemma.
Shi Yuan didn't care about the thief's thought process and dragged her to the nearest police station to report the crime.
If the thief had admitted his mistake and apologized at this point, Shi Yuan would definitely not have held a grudge. But the thief was biting his lip and acting as if Shi Yuan had bullied him, which really made Shi Yuan laugh in anger.
Fortunately, she was the victim, otherwise she would have thought she was bullying the weak.
Petty theft isn't considered a serious matter by the police. They just go through the motions, give the thief a warning, have them return the money to the owner and apologize, and that's it.
Shi Yuan thought so too; she had already decided what dishes to order at the state-run restaurant later.
At that moment, the police station was dealing with a major case and was extremely busy. The police officer who received them quickly went through the procedures, while signaling Shi Yuan to open her wallet to check if any valuables were missing. He also made the thief apologize, and his pen never stopped recording the process of handling the case.
But the thief refused to apologize. She stared stubbornly at Shi Yuan with her bright eyes: "You've already reported it to the police, and I've been criticized by the officers. Why should I apologize?"
Shi Yuan laughed in anger. So this was all her fault?
Shi Yuan looked at the police officer handling the case, opened her wallet in front of him, and said expressionlessly, "There are nearly five hundred yuan in my wallet. This is considered a large-scale theft, isn't it?"
For petty theft, criticism and education are given; for large theft, it is considered a serious offense and can lead to imprisonment.
The police were taken aback, clearly not expecting Shi Yuan to be carrying so much cash, which suddenly changed the nature of the situation.
He straightened up, his face becoming more serious than before, and took out handcuffs to cuff the thief.
"What are you doing?" the thief asked in surprise, struggling.
"The amount stolen is too large, so we need to go through another procedure." The police handled the matter officially.
The thief panicked at this point and said, "I apologize, I apologize, okay?!"
The police officer subconsciously looked at Shi Yuan, who remained silent. Just as the handcuffs were about to be placed on the thief's wrists, someone coughed lightly to stop them, and then whispered a few words in the officer's ear.
The police officer almost instinctively put away the handcuffs.
This seemed familiar. Shi Yuan remembered that during Sun Guangyao's disappearance case, when she went to the police station to give a statement, the police officer who took her statement changed his attitude towards her after receiving a phone call. It was similar to the case where the police officer who took her statement changed his attitude towards her after receiving a phone call.
Shi Yuan looked at the thief with almost mocking eyes. No wonder he was so arrogant; it turned out he had someone behind him.
What a coincidence! There was someone behind her too.
Gu Linyuan is least afraid of her owing favors to others; the more favors she owes, the better Gu Linfeng's treatment will be after the Reincarnation Platform is restored.
Shi Yuan watched the situation unfold with composure. She had just vaguely heard the name "Captain Kang." Kang was the surname. If it was the person she was thinking of, then could this stubborn little white flower in front of her be the female lead Kang Nian'en from the story?
The police officer handling the case cleared his throat and said to Shi Yuan, "Comrade, you've suffered no loss. She's still young, but if she has a criminal record, it'll be a lifelong problem. How about we have her apologize and compensate for some of the losses, and that'll be the end of it? Is that alright?"
“Didn’t she refuse to apologize?” Shi Yuan said, playing along.
The policeman who delivered the message gave the thief a light nudge. The thief frowned and reluctantly opened his mouth, only to see Shi Yuan's knowing and disdainful gaze, which also carried a hint of provocation, as if to say: "You think you're so tough? You still have to bow your head and apologize!" The words of apology stuck in the thief's mouth, and he could no longer say them.
"Look, the thief doesn't want to apologize." Shi Yuan's voice carried a hint of amusement, which the thief interpreted as mockery.
"If I don't apologize, who will know who she is? What decent person would carry so much cash around!" The thief looked at Shi Yuan defiantly and said righteously, "I'm going to report her!"
"I deliberately took her wallet because I noticed something was wrong with her!"
Well, the situation has reversed, and the thief has suddenly become a representative of justice.
The policeman who delivered the message looked very grim. He had originally intended to give face to an acquaintance and let it go, but he never expected things to turn out this way. What should have been a simple apology from Kang Nian'en had turned into this whole mess!
Shi Yuan was genuinely amused and exasperated this time. This thief was so adept at turning the tables; he must have done this kind of thing quite often before.
She suppressed her casual smile, looked at the smug thief, and thought to herself, if this person really is the female lead, then Shi Yuan's reputation as a vicious supporting character in the story is truly unjust.
It's obvious who the wicked woman is!
She glanced at the police officer whose expression kept changing, then at the smug thief, and suddenly began to look forward to how things would unfold.
Will she take the easy, calm approach of a strong female lead, or will she directly engage in a brutal fight against a female demon who has been in and out of the enemy territory seven times?
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